Gear

Currently using a Lightwave g1 ion for long distance hikes with my other half, but the lack of space for two 6ft tall folk is starting to cause arguments .  The high cut fly is also a problem at this time of year when the icy drafts just cut right through it.

Can anyone recommend a lightweight (in the 2.5kg region but lighter=better) alternative with more room; preferably some room to sit up in?

Price isn't a big issue, have been saving up for a while to get something decent.

 D

Couple of thoughts... the Hilleberg Kaitum 2 is a little heavier than 2.5kg, but is quite long and unlike single-door tents the ends are vertical and if your head or feet touch they won't leak. Two porches for lots of stuff, too. Doors won't have quite as much headroom at the very centre of the tent, but not by much.

Tarptent Scarp 2 might do, but you'd need to hunt down a tall person who owns one to check (there's a busy scarp thread around here somewhere). Two porches so you can get all your gear out of the way and everyone has their own door, but the ends are quite low and headroom away from the very centre will be limited.

Wot 'e sez about the Kaitum.  If you want space and comfort it's definitely worth a look.  In the 3 person version you get even more space (genuinely enough for 3) for a relatively small weight increase.  We decided to take the weight hit and have a real palace so do check one out if you can.

Pete.

If you've got big tall people then anything based on the Spacepacker (and the Triton is, albeit the bigger Plus) is not a Great Idea IMHO.

I have a Spacepacker and like it, but I'm 5'8" and even at that it's a bit lacking in head and foot space lying down.  In the basic SP each occupant has their own porch but in the Triton the other porch becomes the place for the third sleeper, so you lose a porch and the sleeping space is even more constricted.  And getting to the main porch/doors for one of the occupants means getting by/over the other person.

I'm a long standing Saunders owner and user... and given a brief similar to the OP's (but for smaller people) I chose a Kaitum, not a Triton.

Pete.

Thanks for the responses.

 Narrowed it down to the Kaitum and Lightwave T30 so far.  Going to nip into town today and see if I can find either.

 Cheers!

Must be discontinued?

No, not according to the out-last-week 2012 catalogue... 

But they (and even more so the Kaitum [3]) can be harder to find: most UK Hilleberg stockists give you a thrilling selection of Akto, Nallo 2, and N2GT.  Alpenstock are usually a good bet for more comprehensive stock, and they also have as good prices as anyone else I've come across in the UK and they seem to know what they're talking about. Climber's Shop in Ambleside claim to have several in stock and are also better than most in breadth of stock.  They tend to give you a free footprint rather than a lower basic price: whether that's good depends on how much you want one, of course.  We have one we use out of the boat or car where weight and bulk is immaterial but we don't bother when we're walking with it.  Hillie's groundsheets, even the lighter ones, are still pretty tough (and part of why they weigh more than the likes of TN's Seperlite line) and the footprint is very much optional IMHO.

If you're nowhere near Stockport or Ambleside you may have to bet the postage it's the right choice: we did that with our Kaitum 3 (from Alpenstock), and won the bet!

If you an only find an N2 locally it may still be worth checking it out for if you like the general feel of it and if the slope of the rear inner catches your feet laying down (if it does the Kaitum avoids that with vertical ends to the inner).  The Kaitum is a little heavier than an equivalent size Nallo GT but you get quite a bit more inner space, and extra door with a porch each and better ventilation.  The N GThas similar overallvolume but gives you more of it in the porch.  Since the Kaitum still has plenty of usable porch space, all accessible without getting out of bed, plus the better venting and comfier inner, I personally reckon it the better ten, at least for my personal list of Nice Things.  I'd originally felt the Kaitum to be a bit heavy, but you get so much practical space for the weight you do carry it soon changed my mind in action.

Pete.